News from January 2009

STANDARDIZED EAR ACUPUNCTURE GAINING TRACTION IN US MILITARY While NADA and the US Air Force could of adverse side effects, allergic reactions and potential hardly be more different organizationally, they share addiction associated with powerful psychotropic drugs a similar need for practical, quick methods of treating often used to dull the pain of the severely wounded,” the health problems in settings that are often inconvenient article states. and highly variable. Both have found a five-point ear acupuncture protocol to be extremely useful. In addition to his medical degree from the Universite de Montpellier in France, Richard attended According to an article the medical acupuncture training program at UCLA published last month in The and he is a physician registered to perform acupuncture Baltimore Sun, the Air Force in . According to the Sun article, he named will begin teaching “battlefield his procedure battlefield acupuncture because it’s easily acupuncture” early next year learned and requires no cumbersome equipment. A to physicians deploying to Iraq pack of needles can easily be carried in a pocket and the and Afghanistan. The article BATTLEFIELD continues on page 4 said this move is “the first high- RICHARD NIEMTZOW CHARLOTTE PROJECT SHOWS PATH level endorsement of acupuncture by the traditionally TO PRACTICAL OUTCOME DATA conservative military medical community”. NADA researchers found that patients who chose to receive acu detox in a residential treatment Richard Niemtzow, an Air Force colonel and program reported less cravings, depression, anxiety, medical doctor, developed the ear acupuncture procedure anger, headaches, concentration problems and dysphoria which is said to relieve “even unbearable pain for days than control group patients who did not choose to at a time”. The article describes how the procedure receive it. The study from Charlotte, NC may provide enables badly wounded patients who arrive at a hospital a model for how everyday NADA programs can collect by medevac aircraft to begin to emerge from the daze of meaningful outcomes in a cost-effective way that does pain-killer drugs administered by surgeons in the field. not interfere with normal clinical operations.

“This is one of the fastest pain attenuators “The central method at this point is to compare in existence - the pain can be gone in five minutes,” treatment as usual and treatment with acu detox,” reports Richard says. According to the article, he stresses that Ken Carter, who conducted the pilot study. Currently the procedure is an adjunct to traditional therapy and serving as NADA’s president, Ken is a staff psychiatrist does not replace morphine and other such drugs used in at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. combat medicine and it doesn’t work for everyone. Research was conducted within the regular “But neither does acupuncture provoke the kind DATA continues on page 2

NADA Invites You To Ann Arbor Acudetox: A Tool For Tough Times (Earn 15-45 CE credits) 20th Annual Conference Details on Pages 6-8 June 1-6, 2009 Ann Arbor, ISSN 1070-8200 National Acupuncture Detoxifi cation Association DATA continued from page 1 programming at the highly structured program at Sam Billings Residential Treatment Center using ADSes as researchers. The study permitted the patients themselves to choose whether or not to receive acu detox, and no one was denied the opportunity to receive it.

Before and after the hour sessions, both groups completed a 10-point Likert scale questionnaire with seven outcome measures. Ken suggests that NADA programs could easily adapt this method of collecting outcomes by including a symptom scale in the progress notes, alongside checklists of protocols such as Acupuncture disinfection of the ear and removal of all needles. Needles NT5 & VT5 Cluster Pack Sessions continued twice weekly for three months. Significant statistical significance was demonstrated among all symptoms in the acu detox group (p-values across the board measured at .0001). During the acu detox sessions, the patient group who did not choose acu detox spent their time sitting in a study hall. Members of this group reported either no change or increased severity of symptoms, including, Detox Needles for example, a 14% increase in cravings. ND Q-Pack “The interesting thing is that the people who Ear Seed tended to be more agitated seemed to get worse in a ES-01 control group,” notes Ken, adding that “leaving them to their own devices” may make patients worse.

Magnetic According to Ken, the challenge of launching Ear Pellet research at Sam Billings did not manifest in the ES-05 complexities of grant-writing or statistical analysis, or other typical deterrents for NADA programs to document outcomes. Rather, he had to convince Your Complete Source administrative staff that research doesn’t have to be For Detox Acupuncture complicated and that line staff could do the work. “You want the people who are on the line Detox Needles, Ear Seeds, Magnets, staff to do it and remove me as a physician,” says Ken, Ear Models, Ear Charts and More . . . noting that most programs can’t afford to pay the salary of a medical doctor to do acu detox. “You have to have people who are willing to be the fire starters to do this but not to stay there and not to claim it.” If you are a registered NADA Trainer, call Helio to inquire about discount for your training supplies. No statistical significance of difference was demonstrated among gender, sex, race and Call us at program completion status between the control and 1 -88 0 0 -66 7 2 -22 7 2 6 the acupuncture groups. However, patients who chose acupuncture tended to be younger (mean age Order Online 39 as opposed to 45 for the control group). The w w w . h e l i o m e d . c o m report suggests that younger subjects may be more comfortable with and open to acupuncture. 3 No data was collected as to why patients elected should focus on how acu detox can improve cost not to receive acupuncture, nor on any co-occurring efficiency of a program. He also noted that many staff disorders diagnosed. Ken says he prefers to deal with the at Sam Billings dropped into acu detox groups for stress subjective symptoms of the patient, documented in the relief, a need in all programs during times of economic 10-point Likert scale, as opposed to individual diagnoses, hardship. assigned by clinicians. The study’s purpose, he says, was not to see if the study helps a particular diagnosis. MAJOR LEAGUE ADDICTIONS CONFERENCE SLATES PRESENTATION ON NADA “The last thing you want to do is burn out on For the first time in its history, the premiere people doing research. It’s helpful to have a software national convention of the addictions treatment that can be used intuitively by people to enter the data industry will feature a workshop presentation by a and manipulate it.” Ken points to the popular online NADA registered trainer. survey tool www.surveymonkey.com as a cost-effective example. It could provide a simple way for several The event, to be held February 9-11, 2009 in NADA programs at the same time to compile data in an Atlanta, is the South East Conference on Addictive efficient, streamlined fashion. According to the website, Disorders or “SECAD”. While the name suggests a 80% of the Fortune 100 companies utilize this software for data analysis. regional meeting, sponsorship by the two principal professional organizations in the addictions field “All we’re trying to do is document what we do. shows its national character. They are NAATP -- A simple tool that documents over and over again that The National Association of Addiction Treatment water is wet,” says Ken. Providers and NAADAC --The Association for Addiction Professionals. The former group represents Ken says recent cuts in treatment funding have mainly the ownership and management of North forced programs “to do a lot more with a lot less.” In American treatment centers (mostly the higher profile light of this, he suggests that future NADA studies ones) as well as field associations such as NADA.

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*Candidacy is not accreditation nor does it ensure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with the Commission which indicates that the institution has achieved initial recognition and is progressing toward accreditation. 4 The latter is an organization of counselors and other reduction in pain 24 hours after the ER treatment. The addictions clinicians. treatment used indwelling needles that remained in place four to six days.) Making a presentation on “Understanding Richard’s medical colleagues have signed on to and Implementing the Acupuncture Protocol” will be his concept as well, the Sun article explains. Col. Anyce NADA registered trainer, Virginia June. Virginia, a Tock, chief of medical services for the Air Force Surgeon credentialed social worker and addictions counselor, is General, announced authorization for 32 active-duty director of business development at Brighton Hospital, physicians to begin “battlefield acupuncture”’ training. one of the USA’s oldest and most-respected treatment Lt. Col. Terri L. Riutcel, an Air Force psychiatrist organizations. deployed to Iraq, treated victims of roadside bomb blasts, According to the SECAD website, Virginia’s among other injuries, and told the Sun, “Acupuncture “is presentation will review and discuss statistically very well tolerated and there are very few side effects,” significant findings on the effect of the NADA apart from occasional bruising.” I think it has tremendous protocol, which Brighton has collected over a two- potential for military medicine.” year period on 1500 respondents. (See Guidepoints, The Sun article describes how physicians at July 2008 issue). She will also discuss handling staff Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany use the ear and leadership issues arising from the use of the acupuncture to treat severely wounded troops in transit protocol and explain how it creates change as a non- from the battlefield to Andrews Air Force Base and on to verbal process. Virginia’s audience will be offered the Walter Reed Army Medical Center or the Bethesda Naval opportunity to experience personally the NADA five- Hospital for long-term care. It is said to be especially point treatment. effective among patients suffering from a combination of combat wounds, typically a brain injury or severed For more information about SECAD, go to limbs, burns and penetrating wounds along with severe www.secad09.com. Contact: Virginia June, Brighton disorientation and anxiety. The article quotes Col. Hospital, (810) 877-0905 [email protected] Stephen M. Burns: “We get damaged and psychologically BATTLEFIELD continued from page 1 troubled people here, and our approach is to turn down method can be taught in a few hours to doctors, medics their pain, let them relax, get some sleep, and then they and combat troops, most of whom already have learned can focus on their healing.” traditional battlefield first aid. The U.S. Army Rangers, who often operate While NADA and the Air Force seem to have in remote locations, have also received training from arrived at a similar clinical doctrine, they have differed Richard and his team, the article noted. in the path they followed. Contemporary practice of ear acupuncture derives from two separate knowledge INDIA SEES GROWING PEER ACTION traditions: one originates directly from Chinese medicine TO ASSIST RECOVERY PROCESS and the other is a reformulation of that older tradition, Besides working to spread the NADA ear developed by the French physician, Paul Nogier. needling technology throughout South Asia, NADA/ NADA terminology and concepts borrow mainly from India is teaching how peer group involvement the Chinese side while the Air Force approach derives strengthens the basis of recovery. from Nogier. NADA uses Chinese terms to identify the needling points on the ear while the more Western Under the leadership of its director, social medicine-oriented Nogier approach relies on the Greco- worker Suneel Vatsyayan, Nada India Foundation has Latin anatomical terminology. initiated the Association of Recovering Peer Action Network (ARPAN). As reported in The Hindu (one (Richard is a co-author of a 2006 paper published of India’s national daily newspapers) “ARPAN is an in the journal Military Medicine. Entitled “Auricular action network of peer-based initiatives for people Acupuncture in the Treatment of Acute Pain Syndromes: A Pilot Study”. The report showed an immediate 23% recovering from disability and trauma related to drugs, drop in pain experienced by emergency room patients HIV/AIDS, violence and crime. The word ARPAN in following the needle treatment. This was in comparison Sanskrit means to present or to offer in dedication.” to no immediate change in the control group receiving standard care, although both groups reported a similar The project promotes peer support and 5 facilitates the setting up of minimum standards of care for those who want to organize rehabilitation services. GUIDE-QUOTE … “These people could be anyone’s child. And they Suneel reports that are.” the seeds of ARPAN were Judge John Creuzot, Denton County, , sown as early as 2000 when regarding his drug court participants, as quoted on some of the recovering the Dallas Bar Association web site. addicts/peer counselors/ educators, as part of “guru “I had two combat tours in Vietnam,” shishya parampara” (a explained 72 year-old Oliver Jackson, a US Army traditional Hindu term retiree. “I’ve been coming to the clinic since it for the mentor/mentee opened, and I don’t get as angry as I used to from post relationship) became part traumatic stress. I am calmer, sleep better – especially of the drug treatment SUNEEL VATSYAYAN the night I go. They [the acupuncturists] are really and rehabilitation field. nice, wonderful people.” Later on they established rehabilitation centers for their fellow members. With the nurturing of ARPAN, James Griffin has been attending the free clinic rehabilitation sites mushroomed in different parts since it began. “The treatments help me to relax. I’m a of the city of Delhi as well as in the states of Punjab, Vietnam Vet and have PTSD. It used to be hard for me Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. According to to relax and focus.” Suneel, “Following the12 Step program, along with the peer based approach for recovery, these centers engage Contact: Carolyn Nelka, L Ac. (443) 324-8985. the inmates in yoga, medical care and counseling [email protected]@earthlink.net sessions to provide them an enabling environment for change.”

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Main Conference Highlights Friday, June 5 Plenary Session.

Preventative Auricular Acupuncture: A Model for Prophylactic Treatments in At-Risk Populations.

The Michigan Story-a model for introducing and sustaining acu detox locally or globally.

Brighton Hospital—an integrative, comprehensive residential and outpatient program(with 23 ADS on staff) shows us how.

Auricular Acupuncture for Cigarette Addiction/ smoking cessation.

European Nurses employ Acu Detox in Hospital-based Programs.

Acu Detox Research Planning for Preventative Treatments. . NADA protocol and Opiate Addiction: Methadone and Acu Detox.

Friday, June 5 Breakouts Global Solutions to Substance Abuse.

Training and outreach in Africa.

Psychiatric nurses bring acu detox to mental health care in European hospitals.

Acu detox shapes and changes programs: adolescent program in Maryland; rural 12 Sstep program in Ontario, Canada; mainstream program in Virginia.

NADA 101- history and philosophy of NADA; receive a treatment; Point location refresher for Acupuncture Detox Specialists. NADA invites you to Ann Arbor Methadone programs and acu detox.

Saturday, June 6. Breakouts.

Defi ning Community Acupuncture & Beyond Business Structure—Removing economic barriers to treatment. Speaker: Lisa Rohleder of Working Class Acupuncture.

Methamphetamine users—new lessons learned for an old problem.

Youth, Trauma, and Behavioral health—Talking with kids about traumatic events; magnetic beads for children.

Surviving in Tough Times— economic realities for the treatment of addiction, behavioral health, and trauma.

Saturday Lunch Speaker—International Alliances of Public Health Agencies, NGOs, and Acu Detox Trainers: A Network for Success (David Eisen, Quest Center for Integrative Health).

Saturday Plenary.

Progress in New Orleans—Acu Detox has support of medical board, fi re department and police chiefs

SNAP-Support Network for People Abused by Priests

Keynote address: Acupuncture and Social Organizing Internationally: A transferable and sustainable community-model. Michael O. Smith, MD; Lincoln Recovery Center; NADA Founder

*CE credits pending for addiction counselors (NAADAC; MCBAP—for Michigan counselors) and acupuncturists (NCCAOM, CA). Others will also receive verifi cation of Friday, June 5 Special Events: attendance which can be submitted to their agency or board. 8 pm Annual Members Meeting. Kensington Court Hotel – Ann Arbor. Reserve your rooms early as we have a limited block of discount rooms at $99 single or double. Location convenient to U of Michigan, 9 pm Screening of Finding Normal, a brilliant new interesting downtown area and Detroit. Exercise room, large indoor pool, whirlpool, fi lm on the role of mentorship in recovery, followed sauna, hi-speed internet. See page 8 for reservation details. by Q & A with the fi lm’s director Brian Lindstrom. 2 CE credits. Want to share a room and save money? Call the NADA offi ce (888) 765-NADA. 7 Pre-Conference Training Events: FOR CLINICIANS – 8 am, Monday, June 1, to 4 pm, Saturday, June 6

Earn an ADS certificate (and a total of 43 CE credits)* Attend this pre-conference session, AND the main NADA conference (you must attend both to qualify) and earn your Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist certificate of completion all in one six-day period. This low cost, time-efficient ADS training and conference combination comes just once a year. From NADA’s top trainers, learn the simple ear needling technique and how to integrate it into addiction treatment settings. Practice it at Brighton Hospital, Michigan’s first and most experienced addiction treatment facility. Brighton Hospital utilizes the NADA protocol throughout the treatment process, from detox, rehab, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient clinic, men and women’s halfway houses and outpatient clinic. Brighton Hospital offers extensive and complete substance abuse/dual diagnosis treatment, and is a leading national chemical dependency residen- tial and outpatient treatment center. Register early – This event always sells out. Who can be trained?

Addiction treatment professionals: If you work in the addiction treatment or related fields, i.e., as a counselor, social worker, nurse, corrections officer, psychologist, medical doctor, case manager, mentor, etc., you may be able to add acu detox to your skill base. Many states have licensing or specialized exemptions that allow addiction professionals to learn and utilize the ear acupuncture for addictions protocol. To be sure, check your state laws and regulations. NADA records show these states and provinces allowing some type of ADS practice: , , Delaware, , , , , Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, , New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, , Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and .

Licensed acupuncturists: Join in the exciting integration of Chinese medicine within traditional Western treatment settings. Collaborate with allopathic providers, criminal justice systems and community organizations. Become an advocate for acupuncture in addiction treatment. Enjoy the rich experience of opening doors for acupuncture.

Training schedule: Trainees participate in a six-day, intensive sequence, beginning with a four days of didactic and practicum training at Brighton Hospital, in Brighton, Michigan. (Accomodations will be available at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Brighton during the training days — $99 single or double). Homework assignments include some to be completed PRIOR to the training. Trainees finish final two days by attendance at the NADA 20thAnnual Conference at the Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor. Attendance is required at all sessions – from 8 am Monday, June 1st through 4 pm, Saturday, June 6th, so make your travel arrangements accordingly!

Travel and accommodations: Besides the registration fee (see Page 8), trainees will be responsible for the costs of transportation, lodging and food throughout the training period. (Trainees from the local area may be able to commute.) After you register, the NADA training team will con- tact you directly with details of schedule, transportation, lodging, homework, what to wear, etc. FOR DIRECTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, Thursday June 4th, 9am – 3pm Integrating acu detox into your program (5 CE credits)* Learn how to maximize the benefits of acu detox from the original experts: Michael O. Smith, MD, DAc, NADA co-founder and director of the Lincoln Recovery Center, and other NADA colleagues. Topics: Since acupuncture primarily helps patients to focus, to be less impulsive and self-conscious, they listen and participate better in treatment activities. The treatment milieu benefits by a reduction in interpersonal tension and aggression – even in difficult prison settings violent incidents drop virtually to zero. These factors produce improved retention and program efficiency. In treatment sites around the globe, the result is improved patient out- comes which in turn bolster the program’s financial strength without special funding. In many jurisdictions, existing program staff can readily learn the NADA protocol under existing laws and regulations. Agencies can acquire a NADA capability at very low cost. The NADA protocol readily fits into existing treatment regimes. The addition of acupuncture offers program managers yet another way to show accreditation officials an improvement in quality.

*CE credits pending for acupuncturists and counselors. 8 USA funds only, payable in advance, no P.O.s or vouchers

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To NADA--Please enroll me as indicated above (signature required) Date 9 LOUISIANA TEMPORARY LICENSURE HAWAII continued from page 12 Current Hawaiian law only allows MDs and SYSTEM GOES INTO ACTION acupuncturists to perform acu detox. According to Following enactment of a new law and Leslie, Hawaii’s current restriction of non-acupuncturists implementing rules inspired by the disastrous may be influenced by anti-ADS attitudes found among aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the state some California acupuncturists. California and several of Louisiana has begun to issue temporary licenses to other states have delayed ADS law progress, resulting health workers trained as ADSes. The purpose of these in the scarcity of patient access to care in the Golden special licenses is to allow ADSes who have qualified State and elsewhere. Like California, Hawaii has many in other states to bring their skills to the many storm addictions programs that could not afford to pay licensed victims who still need help. The approved licensees acupuncturists to perform acu detox. will have made arrangements for some type of general supervision during their emergency stay in Louisiana. One of the important fine points being discussed is whether the law will require supervision of ADSes The wording of the temporary license specifies by licensed acupuncturists. NADA policy supports the name of the licensee and indicates approval to such supervision, although not all state and provincial work with a particular organization located within a laws require it. According to New Mexico NADA particular parish within a specific time period. Some of members, 16 new jobs were created for acupuncturists the initial licenses issued allow for a three-month term as supervisors as a result of the recent pro-ADS law of service. enacted in that state. This may provide comfort for acupuncturists who worry that laws allowing non- According to the license document, “this acupuncturist ADSes will cart off job opportunities. New permit is issued with the understanding that the Mexico NADA member, acupuncturist and researcher Nityamo Lian points out: “Generally we are not creating applicant cannot engage in the practice of medicine in jobs for ADSes as the ADSes already have jobs with Louisiana other than on a voluntary, non-compensated agencies. What we are doing is adding a service to existing basis and only at the location specified above.” 10 programs and jobs.” Nityamo adds that ADSes have NADA’s Mission increased the visibility of the value of acupuncture among The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association is an legislators, the department of health, and non-profits in educational, not for profit, tax-expmpt corporation support- New Mexico. ing education and training in a specific auricular acupunc- ture protocol within comprehensive addiction treatment A law requiring supervision does not come programs to relieve suffering during detoxification, prevent without a cost, however, according to Laura. Paying a relapse and support recovery. NADA strives to make supervisor’s salary and travel costs to distant NADA acupuncture-based, barrier-free addiction treatment acces- sites can deter a program from bringing in acu detox. She sible to all communities and to ensure its integration with says a clause could be added to the bill “that says if the other treatment modalities. Guidepoints: News From NADA is published six times per financial burden is too great on the program, they can go year for members. Annual dues of $65 (US funds) includes without a supervisor.” subscription and other benefits. Publication contents may be reproduced without permission (please give credit). Con- Laura also believes that what supervision tact: NADA, PO Box 1927, Vancouver WA 98668-1927. entails should be defined in more detail. She mentioned USA. Phone: (360)254-0186. Fax: (360)260-8620. Email: that supervisors should have knowledge of research, [email protected] maintaining a sustainable program and should inspire President: Ken Carter Editor: Jay Renaud Art Director: ADSes by removing administrative obstacles. “I think Mary Renaud Staff Writer: Ryan Bemis ISSN-1070-8200 good supervision is what makes a program sustainable,” noting that she has seen several programs fail without supervision. for addiction drug treatment, which allows for its use in other settings. Trauma centers and firefighters in Leslie and her team are currently reviewing Louisiana, for example, can utilize acu detox for PTSD. bills to use as a model. Laura has pointed to the new Louisiana legislation as offering a novel approach. That Nonetheless, any model will have to adapt to law’s language does not specify that acu detox is only the legal language and political structure of Hawaii. One Hawaiian lobbyist has suggested calling acupuncture something else. Delineating “acu detox” as different from full-body acupuncture has sufficed for many states. According to Laura, another name for acupuncture is “dry needling,” which physical therapists in Colorado also use to name trigger point therapy.

Leslie worked for eight years with drug addicted pregnant and parenting women. In addition to teaching at the University of Hawaii’s medical school, she currently works with patients with serious and persistent mental illness at Maui Community Mental Health Center, in Wailuku.

Joe is a licensed acupuncturist and naturopathic physician on the Big Island. He received his initial NADA training at Lincoln Recovery in 1987 and registered trainer status in 1995. Joe did NADA work in Oregon prior to his relocation to Hawaii, where he has started acupuncture in drug rehab programs. Besides supporting legislation to expand access to the NADA ear acupuncture protocol, Joe also supports letting MDs who have taken MD-oriented acupuncture training being permitted to use acupuncture.

Contact: Leslie Gise, MD. [email protected] 11 12 EXPERIENCED NADA ACTIVISTS LAUNCH ADS REFORM EFFORT IN HAWAII

After four years of NADA acupuncturist and NADA registered trainer Joe Kassel, advocacy, Hawaiian lawmakers are acupuncturist Michi Holley, and Paula Arcena from the one step closer to a progressive ADS Hawaiian Medical Association. The acupuncture board law. The task is led by psychiatrist in Hawaii has yet to bless the bill. Leslie Gise, a long-standing NADA activist. Bill details are still being worked out. State Senator Rosalyn H. Baker may introduce it as early as “I believe all who are taught this month. The decision has yet to be made whether to this process [acu detox] should be write a new law or to amend an existing law. able to do it. We are denying care to our people in Hawaii, a place of “The best law tack to take is to write an significant drug abuse disparity.” exemption from the acupuncture law for those says Roseanne Harrington. She LESLIE GISE completing training with NADA,” says registered trainer is chair of the University of Hawaii’s department of and acupuncturist Laura Cooley. She is NADA’s ADS complementary and alternative medicine, and has also law expert who is consulting with the Hawaii team. joined the legislative efforts. HAWAII continues on page 10 “The acupuncturists that I’ve talked to have been enthusiastic,” says Leslie. Other stakeholders include NADA Invites You To Ann Arbor Acudetox: A Tool For Tough Times (Earn 15-43 CE credits) 20th Annual Conference Details on Pages 6-8 June 1-6, 2009 Ann Arbor, Michigan

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In This Issue:

Battlefi eld Acupuncture Debuts - 1 Do It Yourself Data - 1 Acu Detox Demo at SECAD - 3 Peer-to-Peer Grows in India - 5 Free Acu Care for War Vets - 5 2009 Conference Details - 6-8 Louisiana Issues Temp Licenses - 9